Chemistry, Process Design, and Safety for the Nitration Industry

Content: James Dodgen 1921-2010 
 Chester Grelecki 1927-2007 
 Preface 
 1. The Adiabatic Mononitrobenzene Process from the Bench Scale in 1974 to 
 a Total World Capacity Approaching 10 Million MTPY in 2012 
 Alfred Guenkel 
 2. Effect of Reaction Conditions on the Formation of Byproducts in the 
 Adiabatic Mononitration of Benzene into Mononitrobenzene (MNB) 
 Sergio Berretta and Brian Louie 
 3. Adiabatic Nitration for Mononitrotoluene (MNT) Production 
 M. Gattrell and B. Louie 
 4. Nitrophenolic By-Products Quantification in the Continuous Benzene 
 Nitration Process 
 Tiago J. G. Costa, Anabela G. Nogueira, Dulce C. M. Silva, Alejandro F. G. Ribeiro, 
 and Cristina M. S. G. Baptista 
 5. Improved Processes for the Recovery of Nitric and Sulfuric Acids from 
 Nitration Plants 
 Manfred Pertler, Gottfried Dichtl, Ulrich Walter, Theo Hessenius, and 
 Joachim Korbach 
 6. Nitration Technology for Aromatics As Described in the Patent Literature 
 Johannes Duehr 
 7. Advances in Water Treatment of Effluents fromMononitrobenzene (MNB) 
 Production Facilities 
 Steven Buchi, Sergio Berretta, and Tony Boyd 
 8. Incorporation of Oxidation Enhancement through Hydrogen Peroxide 
 Addition into a Tested Mass Transfer/Reaction Model for an Industrial 
 NOx Absorption Process 
 Kyle G. Loutet, Andres Mahecha-Botero, Tony Boyd, Steven Buchi, and 
 Clive M. H. Brereton 
 9. Bench-Scale and Pilot Plant Nitration Experiments-Practical 
 Considerations 
 Evan Hobenshield 
 10. Assessment of Chemical Reactivity Hazards for Nitration Reactions and 
 Decomposition of Nitro-Compounds 
 Robert W. Trebilcock and Seshu Dharmavaram 
 11. Safety Instrumented Systems for Process Safety 
 Subodh Medhekar 
 12. Lessons Learned from an Explosion in an Ammonium Nitrate 
 Neutralizer 
 Roland Huet and Lawrence E. Eiselstein 
 13. Process Design and Operational Controls To Safeguard Strong Nitric Acid 
 Recovery Systems 
 Thomas L. Guggenheim, Roy R. Odle, and John Pace 
 14. Solubility, Equilibrium, Behavior, and Analytical Characterization of 
 Tetranitromethane, Trinitromethane, Methyl Amine, and Ammonia in a 
 Nitration Facility 
 Roy R. Odle, Thomas L. Guggenheim, and L. Mark DeLong 
 15. Redesign for Safe Operation of a Nitric Acid Recovery Unit 
 John Pace and Colin Evans 
 16. Materials Challenges in Strong Nitric and Sulfuric Acid Service 
 L. Mark L. Delong 
 Editor\'s Biography 
 Indexes 
 Author Index 
 Subject Index